Me BF109 A/B 1:48 DoraWings

[spartacus]

Hello everyone, here I am back to you with a new project, this time a slightly more hard kit than usual: the Me bf 109 A / B by Dora wings.
The kit is a multimedia short run style kit  with  P.E. parts, resin and film for the dashboard as well as plastic obviously.
It is a rebox of the early me 109 series already presented by AMG in 2017, while the Dora wins only have the pieces necessary for the A / B version, the AMGs have the possibility of reproducing versions up to D, externally it changes only a little propellers for the B / C / D which are in metal with variable pitch while they are in wood for the versions A and early B (B0 and B1) and the upper part of the engine cover and internally for the layout of the dashboard as in reality the first versions were equipped with engines other than the C and D.
The plastic is quite soft and well workable but not free from smudges, the detail of the surfaces is good but for lovers of rivets if they want them they must reproduce them as the panels are completely free of them.
Comparing the sources available to me I would say that the kit is accurate so now we can start with the wip

BOX ART

 

 

The first 109 models have a cockpit very similar to the E so I decided to use parts of an old set of the Aires from which I had taken some parts so unusable for a complete kit and I integrated the pieces of the Dora kit to retrofit the all to the right version.
In the following photos the similarities are evident and then the breakdown of the kit helps the exchange as they fit perfectly

 

 

decidedly more detailed tub

 

 

Aires parts above, Dora Wings below

 

 

 

 

I decided to use the seat from the kit as it is much more detailed than the Ares, from the latter I only took the support structure of the seat

 

 

 

the pedal are that of the kit as in version E the pedals are punctured while up to D the latter are without lightening holes, I decided to thin them and to use the copper wire in place of the P.E. that are flat (then not you see nothing .... anyway).

 

 

 

The side walls haven't undergone many changes, just the addition of the suit's heating system (I think) and some electrical cables and a different type of trottle on the other side.

 

 

 

The seat received a 0.2mm lead wire edge to accentuate the almost absent profile, and the height adjustment system.

 

COCKPIT PAINTING
The photos were taken with the super macro so you will see all the imperfections that are not noticed with the naked eye

 

 

 

 

 

 

WINGS

Once the cockpit was filed and the fuselage closed, which among other things did not give any particular problems, apart from the usual grouting in the joints but not that important, the problem arises in the union between the fuselage and the wings.
As I have already operated in the previous models, I proceed in 3 steps, I start with the gluing of the lower part of the wings paying close attention to the fitting especially in the back part which in this case had to be thinned at the root as it formed a step of 0, 5mm and so I saved myself a lot of sanding work (a bit of putty in the cracks will be enough) in the front part instead I had to touch up a part of the fuselage as the well bay prevented perfect alignment

 

 

 

The black area must be eliminated to make the pieces fit together

 

 

Work finished but ....
Unfortunately I had to detach everything, because the wellbay also disturbs the upper part of the wings so that the step that would have been formed would have lost important details in case of sanding of the  area between wings and fuselage so armed with Dremell and patience I arrived at this result

 

 

 

So I restarted with step Num 1 and waited for the glue to dry completely

 

 

 

 

Step num 2

to be continue...

Cheers

Edited September 14, 2020 by spartacus

[spartacus]

CHAPTER 2
We left ourselves at step number 2 of gluing the wings, so in the following pictures we resume with step number 3 and the various phases of gluing the various parts of the engine hood and air intake of the water radiator, also here carried out in steps: first one side and then the other, verifying the fitting and thinning the walls in contact with the fuselage as they form a step that would then need to be smoothed from the outside, losing details that would then be difficult to reproduce .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The root of the wing has been re-engraved as from the Kagero drawings the paneling of the kit is wrong

 

 

REVI
It's time to close the cockpit so it's up to the collimator, I used that of the Airs even if it is supplied in resin by the kit and I also added the electrical connection cable to the dashboard, I placed it before gluing the windshield

 

 

 

CANOPY
here there is a big problem: the various pieces do not coincide there is a difference of 1mm more, so I had to file a little to make sure that the central part fits between the 2 sides, work a bit delicate because : risks to make the frames disappear (low camera battery so be satisfied with the quality)

 

 

FINAL ASSEMBLY)
The model is now ready for painting but this to the next episode.

 

 

 

That's all for now cheers

Edited September 17, 2020 by spartacus

[spartacus]

HI to all.

This time only photos without comments since the photos are self-explanatory, national insignia,unit and walkaway are painted, I reproduced the decals on vinyl.
Only incident the right wing tip broke and I had to redo it with a piece of plasticard, nothing difficult but quite annoying.
For the rest all textbook, the model is now waiting for the complete drying of the transparent for the installation of the service decals (few to tell the truth) then I will touch up some smears before giving the second coat of clear to seal the decals and assembly of the most fragile parts.
I hope to finish this week to start a new kit, before my laboratory gets too cold and winter season work absorbs all my energy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's all

Cheers